Bag Item Number: Sf988 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Bag, rectangular, with bands in grey and varying shades of brown. The vertical bands are flanked by narrow black and light brown stripes on a medium brown field. The sewn side seams and bag mouth are reinforced by overcasting.

History Of Use

Warp-faced fabrics with three or four selvedges are woven by women on the indigenous style loom, a staked-out horizontal ground loom, or an adjustable tension (body) loom. The technique and structure have pre-Conquest antecedents, and as in ancient times, the fabrics are used in their rectangular form without cutting or shaping. A very traditional type bag which is used by women to sow wheat.

Specific Techniques

Plain colour areas or stripes are warp-faced plain weave. Alpaca yarns are z spun and plied 2-s. Warp-faced plain weave; construction is by folding and sewing a 4 selvedge rectangle on 2 sides. Closely spaced overcastting stitches form the side seams and at the bag mouth.

Cultural Context

sowing; agriculture

Narrative

Purchased from Esteban Huatta Cruz but made and used by his mother-in-law, Josepha Huatta Yucra.

Item History

What

Name
Bag
Identification Number
Sf988
Type of Item
bag
Material
alpaca wool fibre
Manufacturing Technique
woven, spun, sewn and plied
Overall
height 36.0 cm, width 33.0 cm

Who

Culture
Quechua
Creator
Josepha Huatta Yucra (Maker)
Field Collector
Elizabeth L. Johnson
Previous Owner
Esteban Huatta Cruz and Elizabeth L. Johnson
Received from
Elizabeth L. Johnson (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Taquile, Puno, Peru

When

Creation Date
during 1954
Collection Date
during 1984
Ownership Date
before June 13, 1984
Acquisition Date
on June 13, 1984

Other

Item Classes
textiles
Condition
fair
Accession Number
0992/0022